excesses

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overabundance of something n.
overindulgence in personal desires n.

NOUN

overabundance of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exuberance glut overkill surplus waste

STRONG

balance by-product enough exorbitance fat fulsomeness inundation lavishness leavings leftover luxuriance nimiety overflow overload overmuch overrun oversupply overweight plenty plethora profusion redundance redundancy refuse remainder residue rest spare superabundance supererogation superfluity surfeit wastefulness

WEAK

overdose recrement the limit too much too much of a good thing

Antonyms

STRONGEST

insufficiency lack need want

STRONG

base core few little scarcity

WEAK

dearth deficiency deprivation economy frugality moderation poverty privation shortcoming

NOUN

overindulgence in personal desires

Synonyms

STRONGEST

extravagance extreme

STRONG

debauchery dissipation dissoluteness exorbitance extremity immoderation indulgence inordinateness intemperance prodigality saturnalia self-indulgence unrestraint

WEAK

immoderacy overdoing

Antonyms

STRONG

unselfishness

WEAK

dearth deficiency deprivation economy frugality insufficiency lack moderation need poverty privation shortcoming want

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excesses

Now they also realize they “don’t want these excesses, don’t want the federal government to come in and round up everyone, especially people that don’t have a criminal past.”

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

That is a good reason to avoid unnecessary wars; it is also a reason to avoid excesses of either gloom or joy as the fortunes of war shift and turn.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

Gao, 70 years old, and his brother, Gao Qiang, created works that criticized the excesses of Communist Party rule in China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The label’s growing popularity presents a certain irony for a project founded partly as a critique of fashion’s excesses: Matières Fécales is now luxury fashion itself.

From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026

He was afraid the occasion had been spoiled by the excesses of that one beast.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

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